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During the Civil War the 90th Pennsylvania saw some of the most intense action of any regiment in the war. Made up of volunteer men from the Philadelphia area, these troops moved shortly after their formation into Maryland to be on call as soon as they were needed for battle. They went into many of the first battles of the war including First Bull Run, different skirmishes, and the battle of Antietam....

During the Civil War the 90th Pennsylvania saw some of the most intense action of any regiment in the war. Made up of volunteer men from the Philadelphia area, these troops moved shortly after their formation into Maryland to be on call as soon as they were needed for battle. They went into many of the first battles of the war including First Bull Run, different skirmishes, and the battle of Antietam....

In February of 1869, Jane Augusta McKinney Coues and her husband, Dr. Elliot Coues were stationed at Fort Macon, a small island fort off the coast of Beaufort, North Carolina. Dr. Coues was a well known surgeon and naturalist, and was stationed at the fort to serve the troops that occupied it; Jane lived with him at the Fort. During her stay there she kept in close contact with her sister in the...

One could argue that it was the governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton, who made the United States what they are today. Without him, and his efforts to build the Erie Canal, the United States would have experienced slower economic growth. He linked the Atlantic with the Great Lakes, via the Erie Canal running through New York State, empowering the North.
DeWitt Clinton saw the opportunity for New York...

One could argue that it was the governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton, who made the United States what they are today. Without him, and his efforts to build the Erie Canal, the United States would have experienced slower economic growth. He linked the Atlantic with the Great Lakes, via the Erie Canal running through New York State, empowering the North.
DeWitt Clinton saw the opportunity for New York...

Since 1865 the importance of the black soldiers fighting in the Civil War for the Union has not been disputed, whether it be freed slaves or fugitive slaves. Without a doubt the black soldiers that fought helped the Union immensely, absorbing significant losses while doing so. Part of the success resulted from the way that black soldiers were treated. According to Norwood P. Hallowell, the black soldiers...

Johnson was impeached for violating a number of laws, but was acquitted. He attempted to accomplish a number of things while trying to get former Confederate states back into the Union, but he did so in an improper manner. In 1868 the House of Representatives brought Andrew Johnson on trial for violating the Tenure of Office Act. According to The New York Times article, "The President's Future Course,"...

Johnson was impeached for violating a number of laws, but was acquitted. He attempted to accomplish a number of things while trying to get former Confederate states back into the Union, but he did so in an improper manner. In 1868 the House of Representatives brought Andrew Johnson on trial for violating the Tenure of Office Act. According to The New York Times article, "The President's Future Course,"...

Nathan Bedford Forrest enlisted in the War of the Rebellion for the South as a private in 1861. By 1862 he had risen to the position of lieutenant-colonel. Forrest had never been in the army nor had he attended a military preparation institution—he had no military experience yet still rose to be a great commander.
At Fort Donelson in Kentucky, Forrest was under the command of Generals Pillow,...

Prior to the Secession of the Confederate States, many people in the United States wanted a compromise in order to prevent secession and the Civil War that would follow. James McPherson noted that in order for the Senate to filter through the proposed compromises they formed the “Committee of Thirteen” which included William H. Seward, Stephen Douglas, Benjamin Wade, and John J. Crittenden....